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G4RandomTools.hh
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27 // $Id: G4RandomTools.hh 90717 2015-06-08 14:19:29Z gcosmo $
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31 // GEANT 4 class header file
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33 // Class description:
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35 // Utility functions
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37 // History:
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39 // 07.11.08 - P.Gumplinger, based on implementation in G4OpBoundaryProcess
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42 
43 #ifndef G4RANDOMTOOLS_HH
44 #define G4RANDOMTOOLS_HH
45 
46 #include <CLHEP/Units/PhysicalConstants.h>
47 
48 #include "globals.hh"
49 #include "Randomize.hh"
50 #include "G4RandomDirection.hh"
51 
52 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
53 // Returns a random lambertian unit vector
54 //
56 {
57  G4ThreeVector vect;
58  G4double ndotv;
59  G4int count=0;
60  const G4int max_trials = 1024;
61 
62  do
63  {
64  ++count;
65  vect = G4RandomDirection();
66  ndotv = normal * vect;
67 
68  if (ndotv < 0.0)
69  {
70  vect = -vect;
71  ndotv = -ndotv;
72  }
73 
74  } while (!(G4UniformRand() < ndotv) && (count < max_trials));
75 
76  return vect;
77 }
78 
79 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
80 // Chooses a random vector within a plane given by the unit normal
81 //
83 {
84  G4ThreeVector vec1 = normal.orthogonal();
85  G4ThreeVector vec2 = vec1.cross(normal);
86 
87  G4double phi = CLHEP::twopi*G4UniformRand();
88  G4double cosphi = std::cos(phi);
89  G4double sinphi = std::sin(phi);
90 
91  return cosphi * vec1 + sinphi * vec2;
92 }
93 
94 #endif /* G4RANDOMTOOLS_HH */
CLHEP::Hep3Vector G4ThreeVector
G4ThreeVector G4LambertianRand(const G4ThreeVector &normal)
G4ThreeVector G4RandomDirection()
int G4int
Definition: G4Types.hh:78
static double normal(HepRandomEngine *eptr)
Definition: RandPoisson.cc:77
G4ThreeVector G4PlaneVectorRand(const G4ThreeVector &normal)
#define G4UniformRand()
Definition: Randomize.hh:93
double G4double
Definition: G4Types.hh:76